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Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Judge of a tree by its fruit, not by its leaves.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
Some flowers of Eden ye yet inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
It is a sheep of Beery, it is marked on the nose (applyed to
those that have a blow).
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
Deception follows on the heels of deception.
This is no time for staring about.
This is no time for staring about.
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
Busily engaged in doing nothing. [A squirrel in a cage.]
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
There is a method in man's wickedness:
It grows up by degrees.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
Adversity deprives us of our judgment.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
To fine folkes a little ill finely wrapt.
